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But Todd wears his realism well, finding a nice mix between earnestly romantic and achingly self-aware.—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2026 Even the pioneers of the city’s experimental-dance scene in the sixties and seventies, so open-minded and self-aware in some respects, mostly forgot to think about race.—Marina Harss, New Yorker, 3 June 2026 The Last Action Hero during the height of Schwarzenegger’s popularity was an extremely self-aware and self-depreciating deconstruction that, as noted already, was doing what Deadpool does before anyone knew how to react to it.—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026 The wrasse passes the mirror test, Jordan says—but that doesn’t necessarily mean the fish is self-aware.—Federica Sgorbissa, ArsTechnica, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-aware